Darren Waller

I remember getting Waller in the fifth or sixth round last year, and though it never felt amazing while doing it, the end result worked out. Why didn't it feel amazing? He's part of the Raiders offense, that lacks potency. The targets were what we were chasing, and the targets are what we got. But when you're paying TE2 prices in the second round, you not only need the targets, you need touchdowns. While Waller scored nine of them last year, he scored just three of them in 2019 in the same offense. There's a reason people pay up for Travis Kelce, and while I like Waller, I just don't have that guaranteed Kelce-like production.

Darren Waller caps off career-year with 9/117 and a TD in win

Raiders TE Darren Waller delivered nine receptions for 117 yards and a TD in the Raiders' 32-31 win over the Broncos in Week 17.

Fantasy Impact

Waller finishes as the number overall TE in fantasy after dominating this season with 107 receptions for 1,196 yards and nine touchdowns across 16 games. He's easily one of the best TE's and receivers in the game and is the primary threat and target hog of the Raiders' passing game. He should be one of the first three tight-ends off the board next season.